9-letter words containing s, i, g
- astragali — Plural form of astragalus.
- astrangia — a genus of corals forming small, encrusting colonies, found in shallow waters off both coasts of the U.S.
- astringed — to compress; bind together; constrict.
- astringer — a styptic or constrictive substance
- astroglia — The group of star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord.
- asynergia — lack of coordination between muscles or parts, as occurs in cerebellar disease
- athelings — Plural form of atheling.
- attesting — to bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine; declare the truth of, in words or writing, especially affirm in an official capacity: to attest the truth of a statement.
- aughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- augustine — Saint. 354–430 ad, one of the Fathers of the Christian Church; bishop of Hippo in North Africa (396–430), who profoundly influenced both Catholic and Protestant theology. His most famous works are Confessions, a spiritual autobiography, and De Civitate Dei, a vindication of the Christian Church. Feast day: Aug 28
- ausgleich — the agreement (1867) that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary
- auspicing — (AU) administration of a grant by one group on behalf of another.
- autogiros — Plural form of autogiro.
- b-setting — a shutter setting in which the shutter remains open until the shutter control is released
- backsight — the sight of a rifle nearer the stock
- backswing — the movement of a club, bat, or racket backwards, away from the intended point of contact, in preparation for making a stroke
- badinages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badinage.
- bagginess — The characteristic of being baggy.
- bagpipers — Plural form of bagpiper.
- baigneuse — a day bed of the Empire period, having a back sloping and curving to form a rounded head and foot.
- banishing — Present participle of banish.
- baptising — Present participle of baptise.
- barasinga — a species of deer, Cervus duvaucelii, native to India and Nepal, known for the many-pointed nature of its antlers
- beastings — beestings
- bedspring — a spring that supports a mattress
- bee-sting — a sting from a bee
- beestings — the first milk secreted by the mammary glands of a cow or similar animal immediately after giving birth; colostrum
- beingless — having no existence
- beingness — the state of being or existing
- belgicism — a word or expression used by Belgians when speaking French or Dutch
- beseeming — to be fit for or worthy of; become: conduct that beseems a gentleman.
- besetting — tempting, harassing, or assailing (esp in the phrase besetting sin)
- besiegers — to lay siege to.
- best girl — one's sweetheart
- biestings — beestings
- big beast — an important or powerful person
- big bucks — If someone earns or spends big bucks, they earn or spend a lot of money.
- big house — a penitentiary (usually preceded by the).
- big noise — Someone who is a big noise has an important position in a group or organization.
- big skate — See under skate2 .
- big stick — force or the threat of using force
- big style — to a great degree or extent
- biogenous — the production of living organisms from other living organisms.
- biologics — biological products such as vaccines and therapeutic sera, used to induce immunity to infectious diseases or harmful substances of biological origin
- biologies — the science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially with reference to origin, growth, reproduction, structure, and behavior.
- biologism — the explanation of human behaviour through biology
- biologist — a specialist in biology.
- blinglish — a form of spoken English that blends British English with Black youth slang
- bobsleigh — A bobsleigh is a vehicle with long thin strips of metal fixed to the bottom, which is used for racing downhill on ice.
- bombsight — a mechanical or electronic device in an aircraft for aiming bombs